VILLEPINTE, France — Lin Yu-ting won her quarterfinal bout at the Paris Olympics against Bulgarian Svetlana Staneva in a unanimous decision on Sunday that assured a medal for the featherweight representing Chinese Taipei.
Lin said she focused on preparing for the fight, apparently shrugging off baseless questions about her gender and eligibility to compete as a woman.
Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting reacts after winning the women's 57kg quarter-final boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 4, 2024.
But then all five judges scored it 10-9 for Lin in the next two rounds, securing a semifinal appearance.
She'll fight Turkey's Esra Yıldız Kahraman on Wednesday night with that winner advancing to the gold medal round on Saturday night.
Persons:
France — Lin Yu, Bulgarian Svetlana Staneva, Lin, Taiwan's Lin Yu, Mohd Rasfan, She'll, Kahraman
Organizations:
Paris Olympics, Bulgarian, Getty, Boxing Association, IOC, USA Boxing, Staneva
Locations:
VILLEPINTE, France, Taipei, Taiwan, AFP, Russian